STARA ZAGORA REGION
   TRADITIONAL RITES AND FEASTS
   Traditional Celebration of Ecclesiastical and Popular Orthodox Feasts
 
   


Christmas Ritual from the Village of Preslaven, Stara Zagora Region

2000. Archive of the Institute of Folklore

All pictures are from National centre for colecting and archiving of bulgarian folklore at Institute of Folklore, BAS, Nationa library "Sveti Kiril i Metodi", National archive, personal collections and
in this category 
 с. Конаре, общ. Гурково
 с. Паничерево, общ. Гурково
 с. Копринка, общ. Казанлък
 с. Юлиево, общ. Мъглиж
 гр .Николаево, общ. Николаево
 с. Васил Левски, общ. Опан
 с. Боздуганово, общ. Раднево
 с. Коларово, общ. Раднево
 с. Преславен, общ. Стара Загора
 с. Сулица, общ. Стара Загора
 Christmas Ritual Performer
2024 January
Velikden; Easter (changing)1
Sv. Jeremiah; Snakes’ Day1
Svetal Ponedelnik; The Holy Monday (changing)2
Liatna Sv. Petka; Summer’s St. Petka2
Svetla Sriada; The Holy Wednesday (changing)4
Svetli Chetvartak; The Holy Thursday (changing)5
Svetli petak; The Light Friday (changing)6
Gergyovden; St. George’s Day6
Svetla Sabota; The Light Saturday (changing)7
Tomina nedelya; St. Thoma’s Day (changing)8
Sofinden; St. Sophia’s Day (changing)9
Leten Nikulden; Summer St. Nicholas’ Day9
St. German; German12
Sveti Konstantin i Elena; Sts. Constantine and Elena21
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